Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIf I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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